GRAYSVILLE, Alabama --- Beginning Wednesday, an off-duty Jefferson County sheriff's deputy will be present on the Graysville municipal campus weekdays from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., following a vote this evening by the City Council.

Council members Mary Sue Morgan, Wanda Nation, Louella Kelly and Anthony King voted to hire the deputy, at a rate of $35 per hour. Councilman Roy Linn Jr. and Mayor Doug Brewer were absent.

City Attorney R. Lee Barnes said he advised the council to hire a deputy after some employees expressed concerns about security. Neither he nor the council cited specifics. Barnes emphasized that the position is temporary. He did not say how long the deputy will be employed.

Barnes also notified the council that a final report on an investigation into complaints claiming that Brewer created a hostile work environment for women has been delayed.

A special ad hoc council committee, consisting of Morgan, Nation, Kelly and King, was expected to hear the results of the investigation but were told it will be ready next Wednesday, Barnes said. Brewer has denied the claims.